Fall 2012 Schedule

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Fall 2012 Schedule

Date
 Chapter
 Coverage
 Readings
 Assignment
 Due Date
08/22/2012
 Introduction
Everyone's been Hacked, Now What?
Killing the Computer to Save it by John Markoff NY Times Oct. 2012

08/29/2012
 Readings
 SOX IT Readings
 Read the four required readings
from the IT Control and SOX section
of the Class Readings
 Finalize Groups for research/project report.
 09/05/2012
09/05/2012
 Chapter 1
 The Threat Environment
 SC Mag Video: What is Security (Bruce Schneier)
SC Mag Video: Guarding against insider malfeasance...
SC Mag Video: Shifting the advantage from attacker to defender
 One Sentence Topic Title (for approval)
 09/12/2012
09/12/2012
 Chapter 2
 Planning & Policy


09/19/2012
 Readings
 COSO, COBIT, ERM
 From the Frameworks & Standards page, read:
 Paper/Project Summary and Assessment Plan
 09/26/2012
09/26/2012
 No Class



10/03/2012
 Module A
 Networking Concepts


10/10/2012
 Chapter 3
 Cryptography up to page 171
 Read the Cryptography Readings from the Class Readings page

10/17/2012
 Chapter 3 & Chapter 4
 Ch 3 171-185; Secure Networks


10/18/2012 to 10/23/2012
 Exam 1 (Chapter 1-4, Module A, Readings)



10/24/2012
 Chapter 5
 Access Controls
Paper/Project Rough Draft/
 10/31/2012
10/29/2012
 Withdrawal Deadline



10/31/2012
 Readings
 Passwords
 Read the required readings from the Password section of the Class Readings
 Access Control Simulation
 11/07/2012
11/07/2012
 Chapter 6
 Firewalls


11/14/2012
 Chapter 7 & 8
 Host Hardening & Application Security
 Patch Compliance
 Security in the News
 11/21/2012
11/21/2012
 Turkey Day

Final Paper
 11/28/2012
11/28/2012
 Chapter 9 & 10
 Data Protection & Incident and Disaster Response


12/05/2012
 Final Exam (5-10)